Sync folder with FTP in OS X

Question

Are there any tools bundled with OS X which can assist me with automatically synchronising a folder with an FTP site?

I have CyberDuck but what I am after is automation.

Answer 1

You could use the built-in ftp client and an expect script and then have that called from an Automator script run at an interval (scheduled from iCal).

I've never done this myself, but all the pieces are there.

Answer 2

Folder Actions are what you're looking for, along with Automator scripts.

Check it out:

http://www.simplehelp.net/2007/01/30/folder-actions-for-os-x-explained-with-real-world-examples/

Answer 3

To map a remote (S)FTP folder to your local computer: see MacFUSE. There's also a GUI, Macfusion.

Answer 4

Depending on your level of comfort with the tools, you could certainly write a bash script that would do what you're after. That would require a bit of understanding of the underlying Unix toolset, but it could definitely do what you want.

I suspect that you could use AppleScript or Automator to do what you're after as well.

Answer 5

I use sitecopy, an FTP sync application. It's commandline. It's included in fink, the OSX lib that contains a lot of linux tools ported to osx